the air

It’s hard to believe, but I am writing another post after such a long time. I’ll be honest, since I’ve started working at John Deere, I have thought about simply quitting my blog and moving on. However, what has drawn me back to this blog is the freedom of writing. I’ve never had any intention of making any money off of my blog and I’ve used this medium as a way to encourage myself to continue my passion for writing. Unfortunately, I have found limited amount of time and convenience (i.e., mood) to go ahead and write. Over the past few weeks, I’ve come across numerous issues which I wanted to write about, but simply did not do so due to - shall we say - laziness?

Nothing Runs Like A Deere

Now that I got the formal excuse out of the way, what have I been up to lately?

As you may already know, I have a job at John Deere as a Manufacturing Engineer at their Waterloo Works. I work on the 7000 series tractor assembly line and - knock on wood - I am enjoying every minute of my work.

So where is Waterloo Works? Waterloo Works is actually comprised of several plants in the Waterloo, IA area:

• PEC - Product Engineering Center
• DTO - Drive Train Operations
• TCAO - Tractor & Cab Assembly Operations
• SPO - Service Parts Organization
• Foundry - where all the casting takes place

Needless to say, I’m working at the TCAO facility, which is over 2 million square feet and climate controlled. In other words, the entire manufacturing floor has a controlled climate of approximately 72 degrees Fahrenheit. How awesome is that?

Das Auto: GLI

I cannot begin to tell you how much I really love my brand new car. I never thought that driving a six-speed manual would be so much fun out here in Iowa. In fact, it is far more comfortable than my parents’ car and packs a punch in the front. With that much power also comes responsibility, so I tend to drive far more rationally than ever before and I do not give into my temptation to speed unnecessarily.

What surprises me is the fact that not very many people consider looking at a Volkswagen while looking at a Toyota, Honda, Nissan, and others. VW’s might seem a bit pricey, but they are worth every penny. The creature comforts in my GLI easily outperform any comparable vehicle from Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Chevrolet, and others.

Updates Here We Go Again!

Now that I am settling into my new job and life, I am starting to create time for the things I enjoy. As such, it is time now to look at updating this blog and fixing many of the “errors” I seem to encounter every now and then. I’m very much tempted to go ahead and start from complete scratch, but I’m not sure if that is the smart thing to do. It is my hope to continue using my blog as a platform to improve my writing and express my thoughts and opinions as I experience LIFE.

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